You can call this operation to create a shard or mongos node for an ApsaraDB for MongoDB sharded cluster instance.

Before you call this operation, make sure that you understand the billing methods and pricing of ApsaraDB for MongoDB.

This operation applies to only sharded cluster instances.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes CreateNode

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to CreateNode.

NodeClass String Yes dds.shard.mid

The specifications of the shard or mongos node. For more information, see Instance specifications.

NodeType String Yes shard

The type of the node. Valid values:

  • shard
  • mongos
DBInstanceId String Yes dds-bpxxxxxxxx

The ID of the sharded cluster instance.
NodeStorage Integer No 10

The storage capacity of the node. This parameter is available and required if you set the NodeType parameter to Shard.

  • Valid values: 10 to 2000. Unit: GB.
  • The value must be a multiple of 10 GB.
FromApp String No OpenApi

The source of the request. Valid values:

  • OpenApi: the ApsaraDB for MongoDB API
  • mongo_buy: the ApsaraDB for MongoDB console
AutoPay Boolean No true

Specifies whether to enable automatic payment. Valid values:

  • true: enables automatic payment. Make sure that your account has sufficient balance.
  • false: disables automatic payment. You must perform the following operations to pay for the instance: Log on to the ApsaraDB for MongoDB console. In the top navigation bar, click Expenses. The Billing Management page appears. In the left-side navigation pane, click Orders. On the page that appears, find the order and complete the payment.

Default value: true.

Note This parameter is applicable to only subscription instances.
ClientToken String No ETnLKlblzczshOTUbOCzxxxxxxxxxx

The client token that is used to ensure idempotence of the request. You can use the client to generate the value, but you must make sure that it is unique among different requests. The token can contain only ASCII characters and cannot exceed 64 characters in length.

RegionId String No cn-hangzhou

The region ID of the instance. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the region ID of the instance.

ReadonlyReplicas Integer No 5

The number of the read-only nodes in the shard node. Valid values: 0 to 5. Default value: 0.

Note This parameter is available only for ApsaraDB for MongoDB instances that are purchased on the Alibaba Cloud China site.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
NodeId String d-bpxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The ID of the node.
OrderId String 2034xxxxxxxx

The ID of the order.
RequestId String 7D48FB19-20CA-4725-A870-3D8F5CE69F14

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://mongodb.aliyuncs.com/? Action=CreateNode
&NodeClass=dds.shard.mid
&NodeType=shard
&DBInstanceId=dds-bpxxxxxxxx
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<CreateNodeResponse>
	  <OrderId>2034xxxxxxxx</OrderId>
	  <RequestId>7D48FB19-20CA-4725-A870-3D8F5CE69F14</RequestId>
</CreateNodeResponse>

JSON format 

{"RequestId":"7D48FB19-20CA-4725-A870-3D8F5CE69F14",
	"NodeId":"d-bpxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
	"OrderId":"2034xxxxxxxx"
}

Error codes

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